Game apparatus.



J. H. SIMONSON.

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED 19110.13. 1910.

1,052,287. I Patented Feb.4,1913.

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' COLUMBIA PLANDGRAFM C0..WASHlNn1-0N. D. c.

JOI-IN H. SIMONSON, 0F GLEN HEAD, NEW YORK.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4,1913.

Application led December 13, 1910. Serial No. 597,029.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. SrMoNsoN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Glen Head, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in amusement devices, and particularly to an apparatus for use upon a table or other support and whereby a game in imitation of an actual baseball game may be played.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that the showing in the drawings is merely illustrative and that minor details of structure within the scope of the appended claim may be resorted to if desired.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a game apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View upon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view with parts broken away. Fig. 4 is a view of one of the dummies or men.

The game apparatus may be generally designated by the numeral 1. The apparatus comprises a substantially rectangular frame 2, the top 3 of which is provided with an annular opening 4. The top has secured thereon a plate or facing 4, the same being also provided with a centrally arranged annular opening which is of a greatly lesser area than the opening provided in the top 3. The plate or facing 4 is kalso provided with rectangular openings which may be designated by the numerals 5, 6, 7 and 8 respectively. These openings are arranged at right angles to each other, and the openings 6, 7 and 8 have their transverse walls struck from a common center so that each are spaced a similar distance away from the center of the plate 4. All of the openings are arranged concentric of the center of the device, but the opening 5 is disposed nearer the center for a purpose which will presently be described. Connected transversely and centrally of the rectangular frame 2 is a strip 9. This strip is provided with an upwardly extending shaft 10, the

latter adapted to be arranged centrally of the opening of the plate 4.

The numeral 11 designates a disk which `is of an annular formation and may be con? structed of wood or similar cheap material'. The disk 11 has its under face centrally formed with a downwardly extending boss 12, the said boss having an opening 13 which is adapted to receive the upwardly projecting shaft 10. The disk 11 has its upper face centrally formed with a fingerhold designated by the numeral 14 which is arranged within the central opening of the plate 4. yThe fin erhold is formed with a pair of opposite y disposed circular depressions 15 and 16, the same being divided from each .other through the medium of a longitudi Inally extending partition 17. By this ar rangement it will be noted that the operator by positioning his forefinger and thumb within the openings 15 and 16 and by press- .ing tightly against the partition 17, the disk j may be revolved upon the shaft 10 of the: inember 9 at a desired rate of speed.

The upper face of the disk is preferably provided with a suitable cardboard or the like 18, the same being divided intofour equal divisions designated respectively 4bythe numerals 19, 20, 21 and 22. Each of the divisions is subdivided through the medium 0f radial lines and the said subdivisionsare again divided through the medium of a circular line so as to form what may betermed upper and lower subdivisions designated ref spectively by the numerals 23 and 24. The lower subdivisions have their radial linesV marked first H, which stands for homev run, second 1 B, which indicates one base hit, then a blank after which follows another 1 B. The neXt line is provided with O which signifies out, then follows* 2 B, two base hit; S B, stolen base; O, out; y O, out; 2 B, two base hit; 1 B, one base-l hit; S B, stolen base; and H, home run; so that each of the lower subdivisions start and end with the letter H which as above stated indicates a home run. The upper subdivisions of the divisions 19 and 21 have their indicating marks positioned directly above, the lower subdivisions, and the said indicating marks are arranged as follows: first H, home run; 1 B, first base; S O, strike out; O 1, put out on first base? 1 B, one base hit; 2 B, two base hit; 1 S, one strike; O, out; 1 B, one base hit; 2 B, two base hit; 1

B, one base hit; S, one strike, and 3 B,`=

three base hit. The indicating marks of the upper subdivisions Iprovided by the divin sions 20 and 22 lare positioned directly above the indicating marks of t-he lower subdivisions and are as follows :v 3 B, three base hit, l B, one basehit; S O,'strike out; O l, put out at first base; l B, one base hit; 2 B, two base hit; l S, one strike; O, out; l B,

one base hit; 2 B, two basev hit; 1 B, one

base hit; l S, one-strike'. The indicating characters upon the upper subdivision are adapted to register with the opening 5 in thetop of the device, while the indicating ycharacters upon the lower subdivisions are that the letters 1 B appear through the sight opening 5 which is adapted to serve as the home plate. Should for instance, the character l B appear through the sight opening at the base plate, the vplayer is entitled to a base hit and the dummy is positioned adjacent the sight opening 6 which indicates the first base of a baseball diamond. After three Iof the first players men vhave been declared-out the next player 'places a new batter at home and spins the disk. We will suppose the characters O l appear through the sight opening 5, the man at home plate is declared out and removed from t-he board. When the characters O l appear through the sight opening at the home plate, the characters l B appear through the sight opening at the first, base and that man is, therefore, advanced to second base, the said base comprising a sight opening 7 Each of the players is entitled to spin the disk at least three times, or until three of his men have been retired. The next player spins the disk. We will suppose that the characters 1 S are disclosed throughthe sight opening at the home plate. This indicates that the batter has struck at and missedfthe ball. The charactersv S B appear-through the sight openings and the runner or man fupon 4second base is advanced to third base, this base comprising a sight opening 8. The player is entitled to again spin the disk and we will suppose that the characters 2 B appear through the sight opening at the home plate. This entitles the runner to a two base hit, thus landing the man from the bat to the second base and bringing the man from the third `base home, thus scoring one run, and this lmethod of playing the game is continued until the player has three of his men ,put out, or until one ofthe players scores ithe greatest number of runs in what may be termed nine innings.

From the above description, taken in conwill be noted that the device is extremely simple, cheap to manufacture and which znectio'n with the accompanying drawing, it*

will provide means for amusement to allacquainted with the game of baseball. The :structure may be constructed. of some suitable light material, so that the same may gbe handled by the young and may be conjstructed in various sizes to accommodate litself upon Various sizes of supports.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim asnew, is f' In a device for the purpose set forth the combination with a substantially rectangular frame having the top portion thereof provided with an opening, a plate secured lupon the top and being provided with sight openings and a central opening, a strip Aconnecting the sides of the frame, and av vShaft secured upon the said strip and project-ing toward the central opening, of a ldisk mounted for rotation upon the shaft, `said disk being provided with a plurality of characters arranged to be displayed through the sight openings, a circular inember forming a finger hold secured to the disk, the said finger hold being formed with a central partition and cup shapeddelpressions upon the circular member, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. siMoNsoN.

Witnesses:

-FANNIE SIMoNsoN, J L. MACMILLAN.

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